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Cement Association president

N. Srinivasan, Managing Director of India Cements, has been elected President of the Cement Manufacturers’ Association for 2004-05. Manoj Gaur, Managing Director of Jaypee Associates, has been elec...
News - 23 September 2004

India’s cement production, capacity doubles in ten years

The Government of India’s Ministry of Commerce & Industry has issued the following press release:  The capacity and production of the Indian Cement Industry has more than doubled in 2003-04 at 158...
News - 23 September 2004

Grasim expects exports to rise

Grasim Industries Ltd, a part of India’s diversified AV Birla Group, expects a rise of between 5% to 10% in its cement exports in the current financial year on higher sales to the Middle East.  "W...
News - 22 September 2004

New business boosts rates

As expected last week the market has been prompt to react to the new wave of business which surfaced this week on almost all dry bulk markets. Capesize rates regained more than half the ground los...
News - 21 September 2004

Cement prices soar despite flat demand

Indian cement makers seem to have finally succeeded in delinking their price realisations to demand growth. In August this year, cement prices galloped by double digits despite a flat demand, owin...
News - 20 September 2004

Indian Q3 sales set to rise

The Indian cement sector is poised for growth in the third quarter with increased volumes in the first two quarters, backed by rising prices.  North India will be the growth driver followed by the...
News - 20 September 2004

Ciments Francais eyes expansion in India, Egypt and Turkey

French building materials producer Ciments Francais, controlled by Italian cement producer and distributor Italcementi SpA, is aimed to strengthen its position in India, Egypt and Turkey, chairman ...
News - 09 September 2004

Italcementi boosted by developing markets and France

Italcementi’s first half turnover rose by 6.5% to ú2,262.1m as cement and clinker volumes rose by 7.0% to 23.9m tonnes, while ready-mixed concrete deliveries were just 1.5%higher at 10.5m mÑ but t...
News - 08 September 2004

Efforts to revive CCI unit gather pace

The re-opening of the Adilabad unit of the Cement Corporation of India (CCI) in September looks certain, as efforts for its revival have gathered momentum. It is learnt that posting orders for abou...
News - 07 September 2004

Cement despatches for August

Gujarat Ambuja Cement Limited (GACL) has reported a 6 per cent increase in despatches for August. This was lower than the growth in July, but one has to bear in mind the transporter’s strike in th...
News - 07 September 2004